2022年世界互联网大会乌镇峰会弥合数字鸿沟论坛举行******
11月9日,2022年世界互联网大会乌镇峰会弥合数字鸿沟论坛在浙江乌镇举行。中国国家互联网信息办公室副主任盛荣华,中国科学技术协会专职副主席、书记处书记孟庆海,浙江省人民政府副省长高兴夫,全国人大社会建设委员会副主任委员、世界互联网大会秘书长、中国网络社会组织联合会会长任贤良,联合国儿童基金会代理驻华代表郑道出席论坛并致辞。
盛荣华指出,新一轮科技革命和产业变革深入发展,数字技术对人类的生产生活产生深远影响,但全球数字化发展不平衡现象仍然突出,弥合数字鸿沟、实现数字普惠的必要性和紧迫性日益凸显。近年来,国家网信办会同有关部门加快推进网络强国、数字中国、智慧社会建设,深入实施全民数字素养与技能提升行动,加强资源供给,构建培训体系,践行社会公益,深化国际合作,在推动弥合数字鸿沟方面取得积极成效。希望各方携手同行,坚持包容普惠、提供优质服务,坚持技术赋能、提升数字素养,坚持融合发展、拓展应用场景,坚持深化合作、共享数字成果,为加快弥合数字发展鸿沟、构建网络空间命运共同体作出新的更大贡献。
孟庆海表示,要站在推动全球可持续发展、实现全人类共同进步的战略高度努力弥合数字鸿沟。中国科协组织开展全民数字素养与技能评价指标体系研究,开展银龄行动助力老年人提升信息素养,致力向不同人群提供持续、稳定、普惠、开放的数字科普产品和数字科普服务,愿与世界各国同仁携手同行,让数字文明造福世界人民。
高兴夫表示,浙江是互联网发展大省,省域网络覆盖率、使用率大幅提升,但接入鸿沟、能力鸿沟等问题仍然存在。浙江以深化数字化改革为牵引,以大力发展数字经济为重点,以提升全民数字素养与技能为抓手,推动数字使用转向更有效的数字利用、数字失能转向更全面的数字赋能,为推进共同富裕贡献智慧和力量。
任贤良表示,在全球数字化发展与数字化转型浪潮中,数字技术在促进经济社会发展、给人们提供高质量信息服务的同时,也在加剧社会发展层面的种种差距,形成了越来越明显的数字鸿沟。要依靠技术创新应用、促进数字普惠共享,加强数字技能培训、提升全民数字素养,面向社会特殊群体,弥合城乡数字鸿沟,坚持规范健康发展、打造良好数字生态。
论坛上,世界工程组织联合会、世界知识产权组织中国办事处、联合国教科文组织驻华代表处负责人以及来自教育部、人力资源社会保障部、中国科协、国际劳工组织等部门和行业代表作了主题演讲。来自中国、俄罗斯、英国、日本等国家的政府官员、专家学者、企业代表等进行了圆桌讨论。会上还发起了《提升全民数字素养和技能倡议》,举办了首届数字乡村创新设计大赛颁奖仪式。
本次论坛由教育部、人力资源和社会保障部、中国科学技术协会、联合国儿童基金会主办,中国网络社会组织联合会、教育部教育技术与资源发展中心(中央电化教育馆)、中国科普研究所协办。来自政府部门、科研机构、社会组织、企业平台等100余人现场参会。
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中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
(文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎)